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  2. List of Latin phrases (L) - Wikipedia

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    This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter L.

  3. Hamilcar Barca - Wikipedia

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    Little is known about the origins or history of the Barca family prior to the Punic Wars. According to the Dictionary of African Biography, it has been suggested that the Barca family originally came from Cyrene, i.e., modern-day Libya. [4] Lance Serge states that Hamilcar's family was part of the landed aristocracy of Carthage. [5]

  4. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    The years before His birth were formerly signified by a. C. n (ante Christum natum, "before Christ was born"), but now use the English abbreviation "BC" ("before Christ"). For example, Augustus was born in the year 63 BC and died in AD 14. anno regni: In the year of the reign: Precedes "of" and the current ruler annuit cœptis: he nods at ...

  5. Divide and rule - Wikipedia

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    Divide and rule (Latin: divide et impera), or divide and conquer, in politics refers to an entity gaining and maintaining political power by using divisive measures. This includes the exploitation of existing divisions within a political group by its political opponents, and also the deliberate creation or strengthening of such divisions.

  6. Divide and rule (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Divide and rule or divide and conquer (Latin: divide et impera) is a method for gaining and maintaining power in politics and sociology. Divide and rule or divide and conquer may also refer to: Arts and entertainment

  7. List of university and college mottos - Wikipedia

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    Latin To the light peacefully she goes [2] National University of Córdoba: Ut portet nomen meum coram gentibus: Latin Carry my name to the people National University of the South: Ardua Veritatem: Latin Through the difficulties to the truth National University of Tucuman: Pedes in Terra ad Sidera Visus: Latin Feet on the ground eyes towards ...

  8. Victory or death - Wikipedia

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    The Bedford Flag, possibly the oldest extant battle flag of the American Revolution, bears the motto Vincere aut mori ("To conquer or die") Before Washington's crossing of the Delaware River at the Battle of Trenton in 1776, "Victory" was the password and "Or Death" was the response.

  9. List of Latin phrases (D) - Wikipedia

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    This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter D.